I've been asked to finish tiling a friends bathroom, where the new
ceramic tiles have just been stuck on top of the old (ceramic) tiles.
I've not done this before, nor would I out of choice, but he's been
left in the lurch so I've said I'll help out. I'm putting in a new wc
and cistern, so will tile before I fit those.

Anything in particular to watch out for when tiling over existing
tiles? Do I need a special tile cement (it's around/behind the wc in
his bathroom).

Thanks for any advice.

DavidM wrote:
I've been asked to finish tiling a friends bathroom, where the new
ceramic tiles have just been stuck on top of the old (ceramic) tiles.
I've not done this before, nor would I out of choice, but he's been
left in the lurch so I've said I'll help out. I'm putting in a new wc
and cistern, so will tile before I fit those.

Anything in particular to watch out for when tiling over existing
tiles? Do I need a special tile cement (it's around/behind the wc in
his bathroom).

They do need to be spotlessly clean so the adhesive can stick properly.
Best to stagger the joins so they dont follow the existing joins. Tiling
over tiles leaves a 'thick' edge which needs something to finish the edge.


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